Harold Embret Sherbeck (March 16, 1928 — August 3, 2014) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Fullerton College in Fullerton, California from 1961 to 1991, compiling a record of 241–70–8. His teams at Fullerton won three junior college national championships, in 1965, 1967, and 1983. Sherbeck was also the head baseball coach at the University of Montana from 1956 to 1961, tallying a mark of 46–69–1.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 16, 1928 Paynesville, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | August 10, 2014 (aged 86) Temecula, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1950–1951 | Montana |
| Basketball | |
| 1950–1952 | Montana |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1950 | Montana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1952–1955 | Missoula HS (MT) |
| 1956–1960 | Montana |
| 1961–1991 | Fullerton |
| Basketball | |
| 1956–1961 | Montana (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1956–1961 | Montana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 241–70–8 (junior college football) 46–69–1 (college baseball) |
| Bowls | 9–4 |
| Tournaments | Football 8–3 (California JC large division playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 junior college national (1965, 1967, 1983) 4 Eastern Conference (1964–1967) 9 SCC (1969–1970, 1973–1974, 1976–1977, 1980–1981, 1983) 2 Pac-9 (1984–1985) 1 Mission Conference Central Division (1988) | |
Sherbeck was born on March 16, 1928, in Paynesville, Minnesota. The child of Norwegian immigrants, he moved during his youth to Big Sandy, Montana.[1] He died on August 3, 2014, in Temecula, California.[2][3]
Head coaching record
editJunior college football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fullerton Hornets (Eastern Conference) (1961–1967) | |||||||||
| 1961 | Fullerton | 6–4 | 5–2 | 3rd | L Orange Show Bowl | ||||
| 1962 | Fullerton | 6–2–1 | 6–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1963 | Fullerton | 3–5–1 | 3–5–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1964 | Fullerton | 8–2 | 7–0 | 1st | W Potato Bowl | ||||
| 1965 | Fullerton | 10–0 | 7–0 | 1st | W Junior Rose Bowl | ||||
| 1966 | Fullerton | 9–0–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Potato Bowl | ||||
| 1967 | Fullerton | 12–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W California JC large division championship | ||||
| Fullerton Hornets (South Coast Conference) (1968–1983) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Fullerton | 8–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1969 | Fullerton | 10–2 | 5–1 | 1st | L California JC large division championship | ||||
| 1970 | Fullerton | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L California JC large division championship | ||||
| 1971 | Fullerton | 5–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Fullerton | 4–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1973 | Fullerton | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L California JC large division semifinal | ||||
| 1974 | Fullerton | 5–3–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1975 | Fullerton | 7–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1976 | Fullerton | 9–2 | 5–1 | 1st | W Avocado Bowl | ||||
| 1977 | Fullerton | 10–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L Avocado Bowl | ||||
| 1978 | Fullerton | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1979 | Fullerton | 7–3 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1980 | Fullerton | 7–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | W Avocado Bowl | ||||
| 1981 | Fullerton | 9–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1982 | Fullerton | 9–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | W Pony Bowl | ||||
| 1983 | Fullerton | 10–0–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | W Potato Bowl | ||||
| Fullerton Hornets (Pac-9 Conference) (1984–1985) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Fullerton | 10–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | W Pony Bowl | ||||
| 1985 | Fullerton | 8–3 | 7–1 | 1st | L Pony Bowl | ||||
| Fullerton Hornets (South Coast Conference) (1986–1987) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Fullerton | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1987 | Fullerton | 5–3–2 | 4–1–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Fullerton Hornets (Mission Conference) (1988–1991) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Fullerton | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st (Central) | L Potato Bowl | ||||
| 1989 | Fullerton | 6–4 | 3–2 | 3rd (Central) | |||||
| 1990 | Fullerton | 7–3 | 2–3 | T–4th (Central) | |||||
| 1991 | Fullerton | 8–3 | 7–2 / 3–2 | T–2nd (Central) | W Potato Bowl | ||||
| Fullerton: | 241–70–8 | 158–38–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 241–70–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Harold Embret Sherbeck Obituary". Tribute Archive. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Neighbor, Fritz (August 16, 2014). "Former Griz standout's greatest achievements came late". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. p. D1. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Neighbor, Fritz (August 16, 2014). "Sherbeck (continued)". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. p. D6. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fullerton College Football History & Records" (PDF). Fullerton College. pp. 8–10. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
